Surgical specialty
Sutures for Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
What oral mucosa asks of a suture material, and the range Dolphin Sutures manufactures.
What this field asks of a material
Oral closure is distinguished by the environment rather than by the tissue mechanics. Mucosa is moist, constantly disturbed by speech and swallowing, and sits in a colonised field, and sutures placed there are often expected to be gone or removed within a short window. Short-support and fast-absorbing materials therefore feature more here than in most disciplines, and the multifilament question — whether a braid is appropriate in this field — is asked more sharply.
What clinicians weigh
- How long support is genuinely needed, which in mucosa is often short
- Braided against monofilament, given that capillarity is a property of braid construction
- Whether removal is planned, and the window stated in the instructions for use
What we manufacture in this area 8 products
These are the products whose instructions for use name this discipline. Approved indications, contraindications and warnings are stated in the instructions for use supplied with each product, and they vary by market — that document governs, not this page.
Bone Wax
Bone Wax is a sterile, non-absorbable bone hemostatic material of beeswax, paraffin and isopropyl palmitate that provides immediate mechanical control of bleeding from cut bone surfaces during surgery.
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Polyglactin 910 Sutures
Petcryl 910 is a braided, coated synthetic absorbable surgical suture made from a copolymer of glycolide and L-lactide. It is designed for soft tissue approximation and ligation, providing predictable hydrolytic absorption and smooth tissue passage.
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Polyglactin 910 Fast Sutures
Petcryl 910 Fast is Dolphin Sutures' fast-absorbing Polyglactin 910 suture, a braided, coated synthetic absorbable device designed for soft tissue approximation and ligation where only short-term wound support is required.
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PTFE Sutures
TEFLENE is a monofilament, non-absorbable PTFE suture composed of a single strand of polytetrafluoroethylene: soft, smooth and biologically inert, designed for secure soft-tissue approximation and ligation across specialty surgical procedures.
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Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) Sutures
PGA Suture from Dolphin Sutures is a synthetic, braided, coated absorbable suture made from 100% polyglycolic acid, engineered for smooth tissue passage, high tensile-strength retention and predictable hydrolytic absorption in soft-tissue approximation.
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Polypropylene Sutures
Duracare Polypropylene Sutures are synthetic, non-absorbable monofilament sutures that pass smoothly through tissue and provide permanent wound support with minimal tissue reaction, dyed blue for clear identification throughout general and specialty surgical procedures.
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Chromic Catgut Sutures
Progut Chromic Catgut is a natural, absorbable surgical suture of purified ovine or goat collagen, treated with chromium salts to prolong its absorption profile for general soft-tissue approximation and ligation.
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Progut Catgut Plain by Dolphin Sutures is a natural absorbable suture made from intestinal submucosa, offering smooth tissue passage, dependable knot security and enzymatic absorption for general, obstetric, gynaecological and gastro-intestinal closure.
View details →Instructions for use
Nothing on this page is a recommendation for a procedure or a patient. The instructions for use supplied with each product is the controlled document for indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and any absorption or strength-retention data. Where this page and the instructions for use differ, the instructions for use govern.
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